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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Nelle Rose Rasmus of Loda, who passed 
4away on August 23, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Nelle Rasmus was born near Paxton on March 10, 
61930 to William Burns and Ethel Picket (nee Wilson) Young; she 
7married Delmar Vernon Rasmus on December 10, 1948 at the Paxton 
8Church of Christ; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Nelle Rasmus worked for 30 years at Terry's Auto 
10Supply and Terry's Ford Mercury as the office manager and 
11bookkeeper; prior to that, she worked for 11 years at C.E. 
12Healey and Son in Loda; after retirement, she and her husband 
13purchased a home in Tavares, Florida; they spent the winters in 
14Florida as snowbirds and the summers in Illinois; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Nelle Rasmus was a longtime member of the Iroquois 
16Unit 503, Loda American Legion Auxiliary, where she held many 
17offices and committee chairmanships; she was also a member of 
18the Iroquois Salon 667 of the "8 & 40", serving as Chapeau 
19(President) and Cassiere (Treasurer); she was a member of the 
20Iroquois Republican Women, serving on the election board, and 
21was a Trustee on the Loda Village Board for a time; she sat on 
22the Le Chateau Villa Association Board of  Tavares, Florida, 
 
 
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1where she held many offices; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Nelle Rasmus enjoyed people and loved to engage in 
3conversation; one of her favorite topics was politics; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Nelle Rasmus was preceded in death by her husband, 
5Delmar; her parents; her 2 sisters, Betty Mabis and Margaret 
6Holbrook; and her 2 brothers, Kendall and William "Bill" Young; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Nelle Rasmus is survived by her 2 sons, Kevin (Lee 
9Ann) Rasmus and Keith (Julia) Rasmus; her 3 grandchildren; and 
10her brother, Robert (Sue) Young; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Nelle Rose Rasmus, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  Nelle Rasmus as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.